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Old 02-26-2011, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Zappatime View Post
I recall one of the veterans in the recent 70th anniversay programmes saying that 'dropping in the drink' you only had a few minutes survival time due to the cold waters, unless you were near a passing boat you'd very little chance as loss of feeling in your limbs was rapid.
Yes, very true. Kit improvements helped this later on, but in the BoB, the RAF were not really prepared for such enventualities.
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